Top Shepherd Center Stories of 2024
As we approach a new year, here is a recap of some of our top newsroom stories of 2024.
Take a look at the stories you loved the most from the past year. Since it was founded in 1975, Shepherd Center has been a place where thousands of people have started new chapters in their amazing stories.
We look forward to continuing to share stories of hope, humor, and hard work with you in 2025, as we celebrate Shepherd Center’s 50th anniversary!
1. Shepherd Center Hosts Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for Arthur M. Blank Family Residences
New building more than doubles housing capacity for Shepherd Center patients, families
2. Learning Never Stops: Sharing the Knowledge through NRLI
Christopher Hairie, PT, DPT, MBA, at Atrium Health Navicent in Macon, Georgia, is one of the many clinicians who turn to Shepherd Center’s NeuroRehabilitation Learning Institute for high-quality, best-practices education.
3. Full Circle: Patients and families reflect on how their time at Shepherd Center instilled in them an unwavering determination to pay it forward.
Raeda Anderson: Shepherd Center from All Angles
David Martin: Learning to Fly, Again
Brandon Winfield: From Idea to App
4. Recognizing New Leadership
New CEO Jamie Shepherd takes the helm as Sarah Morrison retires
Shari McDowell, SCI Rehabilitation Program Director, is promoted to COO
Shepherd Center welcomes new CFO, Beth Boatwright
When Hannah Anderson was diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome, her career as a nurse was put on hold. Now, she is reigniting her career at the place that helped her regain her independence.
6. Custom-Made Care: Anna Katherine Spangler’s Faith Helps Her Heal Post-Spinal Cord Injury
Shepherd Center offers programs that build upon the solid foundation of traditional therapy to support patients’ overall wellness and prepare them and their families for vibrant lives back home.
Dakota Walls’ life has changed in ways he might not have imagined since discharge from Shepherd Center.
Shepherd Center serves as one of the leading institutions participating in the trial.
Tyler Wolf and his family found support, encouragement, and invaluable education at Shepherd Center.
Allied health professionals are underutilized in treating people with mild brain injuries, study finds.
With five decades of experience, Shepherd Center provides world-class clinical care, research, and family support for people experiencing the most complex conditions, including spinal cord and brain injuries, multi-trauma, traumatic amputations, stroke, multiple sclerosis, and pain. An elite center ranked by U.S. News as one of the nation’s top hospitals for rehabilitation, Shepherd Center is also recognized as both Spinal Cord Injury and Traumatic Brain Injury Model Systems. Shepherd Center treats thousands of patients annually with unmatched expertise and unwavering compassion to help them begin again.